page_title: Yandang Mountains
section_title: North Yandang
hierarchical_section_title: Yandang Mountains / Tourism / North Yandang
caption_attribution_description: English: A view from Lingyan Rock towards the Lower Lingyan village, Yandangshan, Zhejiang, PR China. Tea plantations next to the village.
context_page_description: Yandang Mountains or Yandangshan refers, in the broad sense, to a coastal mountain range in southeastern Zhejiang province in eastern China, covering much of the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou and extending to the county-level city of Wenling in Taizhou prefecture. The mountain range is divided in two by the Oujiang River, the two parts being the North Yandang and South Yandang. More narrowly, Yandangshan is also used to refer to Mount Yandang, a specific part of the North Yandang around an ancient caldera near a small town of the same name. The highest peaks of North Yandang are located here, and this is also the main tourist spot. In this article, name "Yandang Mountains" is used to refer the mountain range and "Mt. Yandang" to refer to the caldera.
  The main peak of North Yandang, Baigangjian, rises 1,150 m above sea level There is a radar station on the peak, which is closed to the public.
  In 2004, Yandangshan became National Geological Park and in the beginning of 2005, a member of Global Geoparks Network, with total area of 450 km². The Yandangshan National Forest Park has an area of 841 hectares, covering Mt. Yandang.
  Mt.
context_section_description: North Yandangshan, in the geographic sense, contains three scenic areas, Yangjiaodong/Fangshan, Middle Yandangshan and North Yandang, the latter commonly referred to as the Yandangshan, the most famous of the scenic areas in the Yandang Mountains.
  North Yandang Scenic Area is centered on Mt. Yandang and has an area of 450 km² (170 sq mi). China’s National Tourism Administration rated North Yandang as a "5A scenic area" in 2007, up from "4A" before. A number of touristic attractions, or "scenic spots", have been develop around Mt. Yandang, the most famous being:
  Lingfeng Peaks (Chinese: 灵峰; lit.: Spiritual peaks).
  Lingyan Rock (Chinese: 灵岩; lit.: Spiritual rock).
  Great Dragon Pond Waterfall (Chinese: 大龙湫; pinyin: dàlóngqiū; lit.: Big dragon pond).
  The great majority of domestic tourists only visit the key scenic areas, which can get very crowded, and not all development has been kind to the surroundings. However, areas outside the formally developed scenic spots can be quite serene. Mt. Yandang is also increasingly popular as a hiking area for urbanites.
  Mt. Yandang can be accessed using the Yandangshan Railway Station on the fast railway track between Ningbo and Wenzhou.
  Middle Yandang Scenic Area is a "4A scenic area" in south of Yueqing County. The total area of the scenic area is 93 km².
  Yangjiaodong/Fangshan Scenic Area is on the border between Wenzhou and Taizhou. This is a single mountain, but the name of the scenic area changes on the border. Yangjiaodong (Chinese: 羊角洞) is the Wenzhou half, and Fangshan (Chinese: 方山) the Taizhou one.
caption: A view from the Lingyan Rock.
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